During Colonial times in America, parents taught their children to read so
that they would be able to study the Bible. The came to be known as the Colonial Education system, where religion was the main focus.
Later, during the Common-School Era, schools
became more formal and institutionalized, and attempted to become equal. Families began to relinquish educational responsibilities,
and Common Schools became popular.
Between 1890 and 1920, the Progressive Education Era, the modern American public-school system was established. Schools
took responsibility for the intellectual, vocational, physical, emotional, and psychological needs of all students.
Education was expanded not only to the young, but to older children as well, where high schools became available for males
and females.
In the mid 1900s, international events affected American public schools and played a significant
role in school affairs. Schools and culture began to adopt more formal and institutionalized patterns. School
policies and practices changed in this Modern American Education Era due to
such events.
